michael jackson INDIAN Bharatanatyam (Odissi?)

[jmacrusader]

i do some traditional dancing myself and whenever people ask me what I thought about people 'modernizing'/westernizing traditional dance be it the dance itself or the music that is used for the dance, I always say "the only instance that it is permisible is when Micheal Jackson had done it!! aah the wonder that Micheal Jackson is. (was). *sad face*

[Pratishaify]

dat girl is my cousin... her name is jino... hw lucky she is... :)

[naramaharaj108]

it's odissi!

[L2santhanam]

so here's what i found out. she is the late Guru Gangadhar Pradhan's student. I think her name is Jamuna? it is odissi.

[SuperAttaker]

INDIA FOREVER



[rushabh59]

awesome

awesome

awesome

<3 this.......

[debanayak]

Of course it's ODISSI-India's oldest classical dance. The technique of Odissi includes repeated use of the tribhangi, or thrice deflected posture, in which the body is bent in three places, approximating the shape of a helix. This posture and the characteristic shifting of the torso from side to side, make Odissi a difficult style to execute. When mastered, it is the epitome of fluid grace and has a distinctively lyrical quality that is very appealing....

[namratapatnaik]

Odissi for sure!

[tanmayacs]

This is Odissi , this from "Black or White" Album of Jackson.

[indian12american]

Odissiii

[tanmayacs]

This Odissi not Bharatnatyam. Odissi is the World's Oldest Classical dance !

[BahamaUncleLee]

@tanmayacs I think the oldest is Bharatanatyam. not Odissi.

[tanmayacs]

@BahamaUncleLee , No !! Bharat Natyam is started from 4th A.D. Odissi is stared from 2/3 rd B.C or much older. BharatNatyam is started from Bhart Muni who wrote Natyasastram and the dance is name after Bharat Muni. In his Natya sastra Bharat Muni mention about Udra Magadhi ( Now Known Odissi) as a different style of classical dance. And Odiss is stated during the time of Kharavela the emperor of Kalinga ( Now Odisha).

[tanmayacs]

Kharavela was emperor of kalinga during 2/3 BC. The history of Odissi dance has been traced to an early sculpture found in the Ranigumpha caves at Udaygiri(Odisha). dating to the 2nd century BC. Thus Odissi appears to be the oldest classical dance rooted in rituals and tradition. In fact, the NãtyaShãstra refers to Odra Magadhi as one of the vrittis and Odra refers to Odisha.

[BahamaUncleLee]

@tanmayacs Well whatever. I dont know all the details of indian classical dance.

[terryyouth]

amazing is that MJ could find some matching steps

[SruthiRhena101]

i love it amazing

[LooveBollywood]

its odissi

[Awiesha]

Its Odissi, not Bharata Natyam

[buzzialdrin]

Which other American singer has done so much for India? Other than the hippies lol?

[Nikku12344321]

Hey cutie girl you dont get to dance with him cuz you dont even know the difference between bharatanatyam and odissi :)

[121Crystal]

She is damn lucky!! She gets to dance with Micheal Jackson but I only get a chance to dance in the temple!! You are a very very lucky girl!! Ain't she?

[dpinvogue]

@121Crystal but I only get a chance to dance in the temple!!

You don't consider that an honour? You really should -to dance before Jagganath? That is what the maharis did - and they held their heads up high because they got to see the face of the Lord of Puri

[121Crystal]

@dpinvogue oh, okay.. 

[giggles1987]

oh shit.. never saw this! but heard the song! loll

[TheCutegirlygirl123]

Why Cant i dance with him! I NOE bharathenatium too!

[inderjeet212]

best dancer

[michaeljacksonpyaar]

does anyone know the name of the girl??

god shes so damn lucky!! aint she guys??

[ShreyanHota]

@michaeljacksonpyaar yeah she is lucky, but not in the way i think you think, shes lucky, coz so many famous odissi dancers and MJ picks her to feature in video, anyway more famous odissi dancers would have found it beneath them to get featured so little in the video :)

[sanjitas]

@michaeljacksonpyaar yes :)

[Arnarkusaga]

That is rather interesting.

[mibollywoodmania]

im learning bharatanatyam... this is not BN nor Kuchipudi, its definitely Odissi. The leg movements and hairdo are very characteristic of this dance.

[prettytamil]

wow

[ImmortalMatriarch]

I always wondered who this Odissi dancer was...

[pushpanjali]

Michael was such a versatile dancer, and I love this video so much! He really tried to represent a lot of cultures and dance forms that weren't even known or "mainstream" at the time. I mss you MJ <3

[hithajoshi]

o god i love this part of that vedeo,

becoz eventhou he don't know odissi he is doing it on his own way ....

love you michael , just love you soooooooo much

[THERAJABACK]

hey this is not Bharatanatyam

this is Odissi

[TheLulalita]

This is Odissi... So cool to see Michael performing with an Odissi-dancer. You are superb Michael... we all love you!!!!

[livelaughloveize]

Odissi.

RIP Michael. we love you. <3

[anumita1994]

This is definitely odissi...

RIP MJ

[sayurip86]

Rest in peace beautiful man.

And this is not Bharatha Natyam :P

[esprima]

R.I.P Micheal :(

[ardhanariswar]

I remember this when I was a kid! So cool.

But that's Odissi, not Bharatanatyam. I wonder who the dancer is.

[ShreyanHota]

@ardhanariswar shes a Sri Lankan Tamil girl, dunno name tho